1000+ Schools Hit In October Alone By Still Active Ransomware Attack Wave

Dec 18, 2019 12:26:29 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

October was the first month we got some visibility on how the bad guys are now targeting school districts and students across the USA in a wave of new ransomware attacks. This attack is ...

[NEW RISK] The MAZE Ransomware Gang Outs Their Victims On A Public Web Site

Dec 17, 2019 1:36:20 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a continuing escalation of its extortion tactics, independent security researcher, Brian Krebs reported on Krebsonsecurity.com that the criminals behind the MAZE Ransomware gang just ...

ReVil Ransomware Threatens to Squeeze Their Victims with Public Exposure of Data

Dec 13, 2019 12:36:41 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The REvil Ransomware crew are getting ready to put more pressure on their ransomware victims to pay up by threatening to release data if the ransom isn't paid.

New Ransomware Attack Reboots Systems into Safe Mode to Bypass Antivirus!

Dec 10, 2019 11:15:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest strain of Snatch ransomware performs a devious task to ensure tools designed to protect against ransomware are nowhere to be found during encryption.

Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices

Dec 10, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A Colorado company that specializes in providing IT services to dental offices suffered a ransomware attack this week that is disrupting operations for more than 100 dentistry practices, ...

5 Harsh Truths About Ransomware Attacks At LAW.COM

Dec 3, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Frank Ready at LAW.COM wrote this very clear article with great budget ammo. I suggest you forward the link at the bottom to your Legal team, with a cc to your C-level executive who own ...

Pervasive Ransomware Infection Cost German Software Company Pilz Tens Of Millions Of Euros

Dec 2, 2019 2:43:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A pervasive ransomware infection cost the German automation company Pilz an estimated tens of millions of euros, says Jan Tournois, director of the Dutch department of the multinational.

‘Professional’ ransomware gang targets 1,800 large organizations worldwide, Dutch investigators find

Nov 30, 2019 12:40:01 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Filip Truta at Bitdefender blogged: "A confidential report from the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Center warns that ransomware operators are targeting at least 1,800 large ...

The Top Lesson From The Recent Louisiana 2,000-server Ransomware Infection: "User Education, User Education, User Education"

Nov 29, 2019 11:57:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Louisiana suffered a ransomware attack last week that took down more than two thousand of the state’s computers and servers. The ransomware apparently entered the network after a user ...

110 Nursing Homes Cut Off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack

Nov 23, 2019 11:40:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brian Krebs reported: "A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes ...

Ransomware Claims Are Up 50% in 2019 With Attacks Outpacing the Previous Five Years

Nov 22, 2019 6:49:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to cyber insurer Chubb, ransomware attacks are shifting industry focus and are becoming both more frequent and more expensive to address.

[Heads-up. This Is Ugly] After Refusing The Maze Ransomware Payment, Their Stolen Data Was Leaked

Nov 22, 2019 6:47:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

After a deadline was missed for receiving a ransom payment, the group behind Maze Ransomware has published almost 700 MB worth of data and files stolen from a security staffing firm. Our ...

French Hospital Crippled by Ransomware

Nov 21, 2019 6:55:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Patient care at a large hospital in northern France has suffered considerably after a major ransomware attack at the weekend, according to local reports. The University Hospital Center ...

Ransomware Attack Hits Louisiana State Servers

Nov 19, 2019 8:43:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday revealed that a ransomware attack hit state servers, prompting a response from the state’s cyber-security team. The incident appears to have ...

IT Budgets Are on the Rise in Part Due to Organizational Concerns for Security

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security remains a primary driver as organizations work to establish budgets that keep IT cutting edge, competitive, and secure, according to new data from Spiceworks.

Don't Worry About Ransomware

Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Javvad Malik

Ransomware has been on the rise for a couple of years. It’s not just the volume of ransomware attacks which continue to rise, but some attackers have been focusing on specific targets ...

Mexican Oil Company Pemex Dodges $5M Ransomware Bullet

Nov 13, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mexican state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) on Sunday suffered a ransomware attack that took down parts of its network.

[Heads Up] This New, Unusual Ransomware Strain Goes Exclusively After Servers

Nov 12, 2019 11:52:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Danny Palmer at ZDnet alerted on the following: "An unconventional form of ransomware is being deployed in targeted attacks against enterprise servers – and it appears to have links to ...

Ransomware Attack Blocks Hundreds Of Law Firms From Their Trial Records

Nov 4, 2019 2:03:25 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

I could not come up with a better scenario to get sued by a pack of angry lawyers. Reams of digital legal documents have been held hostage under a ransomware threat to TrialWorks, a ...

Ransomware Attack Causes School 'District-Wide Shutdown'

Oct 30, 2019 6:51:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A ransomware attack hitting Las Cruces Public Schools forced the district to shut down the entire computer system to contain the infection.

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